Missouri State University Description:
Admissions Data (2011):
- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 83%
- What Are Your Chances? (from Cappex.com)
- Average High School GPA: 3.6
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 490 / 630
- SAT Math: 510 / 650
- SAT Writing: - / -
- ACT Composite: 21 / 27
- ACT English: 21 / 28
- ACT Math: 20 / 26
Enrollment (2010):
- Total Enrollment: 20,472 (17,205 undergraduates)
- Gender Breakdown: 44% Male / 56% Female
- 78% Full-time
Costs (2011 - 12):
- Tuition and Fees: $6,598 (in-state); $12,418 (out-of-state)
- Books: $900 (why so much?)
- Room and Board: $6,582
- Other Expenses: $3,740
- Total Cost: $17,820 (in-state); $23,640 (out-of-state)
Missouri State University Financial Aid (2009 - 10):
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Aid: 80%
- Missouri State Scholarships (Cappex.com)
- Percentage of New Students Receiving Types of Aid
- Grants: 66%
- Loans: 57%
- Average Amount of Aid
- Grants: $6,311
- Loans: $5,608
Most Popular Majors:
Retention and Graduation Rates:
- First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 76%
- 4-Year Graduation Rate: 39%
- 6-Year Graduation Rate: 55%
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Missouri State University Mission Statement:
"Missouri State University is a public, comprehensive metropolitan system with a statewide mission in public affairs, whose purpose is to develop educated persons. The University's identity is distinguished by its public affairs mission, which entails a campus-wide commitment to foster expertise and responsibility in ethical leadership, cultural competence and community engagement.
The academic experience is grounded in a general education curriculum which draws heavily from the liberal arts and sciences. This foundation provides the basis for mastery of disciplinary and professional studies. It also provides essential forums in which students develop the capacity to make well-informed, independent critical judgments about the cultures, values and institutions in society.
The Missouri State University campuses are structured to address the special needs of the urban and rural populations they serve."
